The Shopaholic In Me » For the house http://lookshoplist.com Braving myself to great finds everywhere Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:06:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Project: House Painting http://lookshoplist.com/2012/02/05/project-house-painting/ http://lookshoplist.com/2012/02/05/project-house-painting/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:51:29 +0000 Jody http://lookshoplist.com/?p=2130 Happy that we are finally done with our project for the repainting of the house facade. It has been a plan since December of last year and we were supposed to let the painter do his job while we were in the US. But because of the kids getting sick, we have to push back the plan. Good thing we were able to arrange for it already last week. The painter finished the job in 3 days. We asked to do minor repairs in our roof as well. Next project would be to check out wood blinds online and from the stores as we plan to change all our roman blinds already come summer.

]]> http://lookshoplist.com/2012/02/05/project-house-painting/feed/ 0 Hitting the mall! http://lookshoplist.com/2011/10/23/hitting-the-mall/ http://lookshoplist.com/2011/10/23/hitting-the-mall/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 01:42:17 +0000 Jody http://lookshoplist.com/?p=2099 Off to the mall today to check out ironing boards. Apparently, our house help broke our existing one. I wonder what she has been doing with it since I know that the one i previously got is a sturdy one. I need to buy today since there are tons of clothes to iron including my clothes/uniforms for the upcoming events this October. Can you advise me what brand is good?

]]> http://lookshoplist.com/2011/10/23/hitting-the-mall/feed/ 0 Christmas Lists http://lookshoplist.com/2011/07/23/christmas-lists/ http://lookshoplist.com/2011/07/23/christmas-lists/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:15:41 +0000 Jody http://lookshoplist.com/?p=2014 Our December travel vacation is fast approaching and i am making a number of lists already. One, I need to make a new list again of all the godchildren my husband and I have. I need to start shopping for them since we will be gone for the season. Oh yeah, I am a good godmother who never fails to give gifts for my godchildren during Christmas.  Second, I also need to make a list of things I would need to get in outlets and stores in US. To say that I am excited is actually an understatement! (lol!). The only concern now is how to save enough so I could do a shopping splurge while we are there. Topping my list is actually to look for some nice and cute Childrens Bedding. We are rearranging the kids room so they can start sleeping on their own room by next year.  I also need to get some pretty lamps and accessories to complement a girly room.  Aside from that, I am also thinking to get some decal stickers which we can use to aesthetically decorate the walls of the room.  On the other hand, I am also looking forward in buying a new set of cookwares.  I hope to find a good deal on a Calphalon set.  I want to get the non-stick 14-pieces set.  Gosh, but we need to travel all the way to Gilroy Premium Outlet just to buy it at a great price.  I hope I can get to convince my husband to travel extra 4 hours for it.  Hmm, I’m sure my list will be a lengthy one.  I better finish it now.

]]> http://lookshoplist.com/2011/07/23/christmas-lists/feed/ 0 How to keep personal documents? http://lookshoplist.com/2011/07/08/how-to-keep-personal-documents/ http://lookshoplist.com/2011/07/08/how-to-keep-personal-documents/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 04:24:41 +0000 Jody http://lookshoplist.com/?p=1959 How do you properly keep personal documents? I have a whole pile of documents from our personal records, bank statements, credit card bills and receipts even insurance policies. I was even surprised that I am even keeping those previous quotes including an rv insurance quote! I wonder why I have those ;) I searched through a cabinet in my home office and I found credit card bills and charge slips even dated like 2009! I think I better start fixing these documents. I am thinking to buy a nice accordion folder to sort and compile everything. I will start with that.  I hope to really work on this soon.  There are just so many things to fix in the house.  I cannot believe that we have accumulated so much junk for just more than 2 years.  I better put order on this.  I will devise a plan.  Wish me luck!

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Maybe it is time to get those Tempur Mattress ;) Woot! But no, we could probably just start with the Tempur pillows first.

Check out Ethan Allen Summer Sale from now till end of the month.

Ethan Allen office is located at Pioneer St., cor. Reliance St., Mandaluyong City, Tel number (632) 634-8587

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]]> http://lookshoplist.com/2011/03/10/new-mower/feed/ 0 Clutter Away… http://lookshoplist.com/2011/02/07/clutter-away/ http://lookshoplist.com/2011/02/07/clutter-away/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 07:28:02 +0000 Jody http://lookshoplist.com/?p=1705 I asked the household helps to assist me in cleaning up all our cabinets in the room. That task has been long overdue since last year. But I just had to make it happen before the Chinese New Year. Glad we were able to finish before the eve of the celebration. I was able to clear up our closets to as much as extra 40% space since I need to dispose other clothes and shoes. I threw a number of junk as well and was even suprised to see some loose us coins in one of drawers. Got to keep this so we can still use when we get back to LA. It’s a refreshing feeling to actually be clearing up all the clutter in our rooms.

]]> http://lookshoplist.com/2011/02/07/clutter-away/feed/ 0 I heart this linen! http://lookshoplist.com/2011/01/25/i-heart-this-linen/ http://lookshoplist.com/2011/01/25/i-heart-this-linen/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:40:12 +0000 Jody http://lookshoplist.com/?p=1695 I fell in love with this kind of Luxury bed linens which I saw from InStyle Magazine.

It’s a luxurious 1200ct egyptian cotton sheet. It’s actually a Valentino Signature Linen. It’s so fabulous! I want to get even just a piece of it. I love the idea of making it with personal signature monogramming. I’m sure this kind of sheet is very cool, crisp and very soft. It would make you want to lie down on bed. It is also a perfect match to our mattress as it could fit up to 19″ thickness. Now, I want to order!

]]> http://lookshoplist.com/2011/01/25/i-heart-this-linen/feed/ 0 Spa Room… http://lookshoplist.com/2011/01/15/spa-room/ http://lookshoplist.com/2011/01/15/spa-room/#comments Sat, 15 Jan 2011 05:01:01 +0000 Jody http://lookshoplist.com/?p=1676 We are converting one of our rooms in the upper floor to our mini Spa Room. The husband and I are thinking to even get a massage table. A friend was actually selling us one but I wasn’t too happy with it when I saw it. It looks like one of those exam tables on some medical clinics. So I guess we have to look further on our options. I bought nice accessories for the cabinets and even completed like different massage oils which I got from a friend who sells organic products. The husband has asked our electrician to change the lighting system too so we could have a cozier feel when we are having our home-service massage with having some dimmed lights and soft quiet music from our iPod dock. I’m excited, hope we could get the perfect massage table already.

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Yes, I finally managed to get new curtains for the house. Since we have a very high ceiling, changing our curtains could just be done annually. Aside from it is kinda hard to change it because we even need to bring in scaffolding, it is also a pain the pocket. I still have a number of items on my list of “to buy” for the house. Not now yet but I am sure it would come one by one. Next up, I need chair slipcovers and a very nice painting. I hope to get these two at least for 2011.

]]> http://lookshoplist.com/2011/01/11/new-curtains/feed/ 0 Ethan Allen Sale http://lookshoplist.com/2010/11/10/ethan-allen-sale/ http://lookshoplist.com/2010/11/10/ethan-allen-sale/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:42:27 +0000 Jody http://lookshoplist.com/?p=1587 One of my wildest dreams is to own a piece of furniture from Ethan Allen. We visited this store when we were still furnishing our house.  One sofa would already cost for like a down payment for a brand new car. I almost fell on the ground after checking the prices so we ended up having our “ethan allen inspired” furniture customized instead by our interior designer. We are happy with the output nonetheless.

But heard that there’s something cooking up next week in their store in Pioneer Street, Mandaluyong City. Check out their poster below…

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Tempted to check them out as I wanted to get new curtains!

]]> http://lookshoplist.com/2010/11/10/ethan-allen-sale/feed/ 0 New stuff for the house… http://lookshoplist.com/2010/11/01/new-stuff-for-the-house/ http://lookshoplist.com/2010/11/01/new-stuff-for-the-house/#comments Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:08:15 +0000 Jody http://lookshoplist.com/?p=1565 The husband woke me up early this morning as he wanted to go to the mall to buy something. At first, he actually didn’t want to divulge yet what he plans to buy. I was secretly hoping it was for me but he was asking me to come with him in a wrong mall if what he planned to purchase was for me. I was hoping it would be in greenbelt 4 or 5, lol! But instead he dragged me to SM Megamall. We arrived early than expected since there was no traffic at all and the mall opened at 12nn. We were there a little before 11am. Anyway, he already told me while we were waiting in the car that he plans to buy something for the house. Thought, he might be thinking to replace all our lighting inside as he was telling me about using some LED lights already. Oh well, it wasn’t a simple purchase actually but after looking for his choices for hours, (yes, took him forever!) he got a new home theater system.

My CC had so much beating as well during our time in the mall because as he was practically comparing his options, I got my free time to move around in the home department area.  I got few stuff for the house too.

The shopping today was totally for our loving abode.

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]]> http://lookshoplist.com/2010/10/31/hot-and-cold-shower/feed/ 0 House upgrades… http://lookshoplist.com/2010/09/28/house-upgrades/ http://lookshoplist.com/2010/09/28/house-upgrades/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:16:05 +0000 Jody http://lookshoplist.com/?p=1513 Had some spring cleaning the other day and was able to note the items we need to buy for house upgrades. There are lighting fixtures we need to replace, buy new items for the comfort rooms, items for the bedroom. I was even thinking to get Tempur-Pedic pillows after learning there is a mattress sale online from Coast to Coast.  Oh, they even offer nationwide shipping.  What is even hot is that they also have new offerings on products that are eco-friendly and organic.  Isn’t that cool?

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